ON THE VINERY. 
Plenty of air (liould be given whenever the weather will per- 
mit, and efpecially for the firfl; ten or twelve days. This, with 
moderate fires, will caufe the buds to break turgid, bold, and 
of a good colour. When a Vinery is kept warm and clofe at 
this critical feafon, the buds generally break pointed, weak, and 
of a yellowifii hue. 
Vines that have been expofed to the weather, generally break 
at almoft every eye when forced at this feafon. The cafe is 
different with thofe that are kept conflantly covered, as has 
been obferved in treating upon Vines in a Hot-houfe. 
Many of the fuperfluous fhoots fhould be rubbed off as foon 
as they appear, as this will contribute to invigorate the remain- 
ing fhoots. And as foon as the bunches appear, it will be 
proper to go over the Vines, and carefully divefl them of all 
but the neceffary fhoots. 
The flioots fhould not be left on the principals nearer to- 
gether than twelve, fifteen, or eighteen inches ; a matter to be 
determined by the kinds, that is, whether they produce fmall 
or large leaves. 
Much care and judgment is alfo required in the choice and 
difpofition of thefe firft-rifing branches, as the beauty and re- 
gularity of the Vines depend entirely on ajudicious difpofition in 
training their branches at firft. The flioots from the principals 
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